# SII 3.177: original edition by H. Krishna Sastri

Emmanuel Francis

Alternative title: XV.—INSCRIPTIONS OF PARTHIVENDRAVARMAN OR
PARTHIVENDRADHIPATIVARMAN, ‘WHO TOOK THE HEAD OF VIRA-PANDYA.’ No.
177.—ON THE NORTH WALL OF THE VAIKUNTHA-PERUMAL TEMPLE AT UTTARAMALLUR.
No. 36 of 1898

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis

Identifier: DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0177

Repository: SII original (south-indian-inscriptions)

File path: SII_B_clean/SII03/DHARMA_INSSIIv03p0i0177.xml

Language: Tamil [Grantha, Tamil]

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## Summary

In the 5th year of Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who took the head of Vīra
Pāṇḍya, the members of the assembly of Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam
gave certain lands in their village as Vishaharabhōga for the
maintenance of a physician who removed (snake ?) poison. Inasmuch as at
the end of line 5 it is stipulated that he who has obtained the order of
the members of the assembly shall alone enjoy the land, it is probable
that the lands in question were assigned only to experts in that
profession.

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## Edition

⟨1⟩ (sva)sti ¿stri?⟨śrī⟩ [∥] virapāṇṭiya(ṉai)t talaikoṇṭa
pā⟨r⟩tthivenrādhipativarmma⟨ṟ⟩kku yā⟨ṇ⟩ṭu 5 Āvatu
Uttarame(ru)ccatu⟨r⟩vetimaṅkalattup pe⟨ru⟩ṅkuṟi sabhaiyomeḻuttu ⟨2⟩
Em(mū)r viṣa(ha)rapokattukku Iṟaiyili Āka c¿ā?⟨a⟩ndrādittar Uḷ⟨ḷa⟩ḷavum
vaitta bhūmiyāvaṉa ¿stri?⟨śrī⟩de(vi)vākkālukku terkku 4 kaṇ(ṇā)⟨ṟ⟩ṟu
pallavanārāyaṇavatiyiṉ kiḻakku 10 7 (ca)tukka⟨t⟩tu⟨m⟩ 10 2 ⟨3⟩
catukka⟨ttu⟩māka mūṉṟā⟨n⟩taram 4 100 8 10 kuḻiyum
subrahmaṇyanārācatti(ṉ) vaṭakku 4 kaṇṇāṟṟu māṟapiṭu(ku)vatiyiṉ merkku
(8) catukka⟨t⟩tu talaitara⟨m⟩ kuḻi 3 100 ¿stri?⟨śrī⟩¿te?⟨de⟩vivākkāliṉ
vaṭakku 1 ka⟨ṇ⟩ṇā⟨4⟩ṟṟu pakavativākkāliṉ kiḻakku 5 catukk¿u?⟨a⟩⟨t⟩tu 3
tarakkuḻi (5) 100 {k}kuḻiyu⟨m⟩ Āka I(tu) Uṭpaṭṭa nilatti(ṉā)l
⟨⟨tū⟩⟩kkuḻi 1000 (2) 100 3 10 (tu) Inilam � � � � � � [1+] nilamum
Epperpaṭṭa Iṟ(ai)yu⟨m⟩ Eccoṟu⟨m⟩ veṭṭiyu⟨m⟩ Ama(ñ)ciyu⟨m⟩
k¿a?⟨ā⟩ṭṭa⟨5⟩peṟātomāka viṣaharapokamāka vaitto⟨m⟩ Ipūmi cuṭṭi
Iṟaikāṭṭināṉ ¿tna?⟨tan⟩māsa¿n=na?⟨na⟩mutalāka 2 10 5 kaḻañcu pon
maṉṟappeṟuvatāka(vu)m sabhaiyāriṭai paṇi peṟṟār [6+] yuṭai (yā)re
Aṉu⟨6⟩bhavikkappeṟuvatāka(vum I)ppar¿a?⟨i⟩cu cilā¿vai?⟨le⟩kai ceto⟨m⟩
sabhaiyo⟨m⟩ sabhaiyu¿ll?⟨ḷḷ⟩iruntu pa(ṇi)kka Eḻutiṉe⟨ṉ⟩ madhyastaṉ
A⟨y⟩yāyirattiruṉūṟṟuvapiramapiriya¿ṉṉe?⟨ṉeṉ⟩ [∥]

## Apparatus

⟨4⟩ ⟨⟨tū⟩⟩kkuḻi • The syllable tū is a correction. — ⟨4⟩ 1000 (2) 100 3
10 (tu) • The u of tu is very doubtful. It appears to be Grantha.

## Translation by Krishna Sastri 1920

(Line 1.) Hail ! Prosperity ! In the 5th year of (the reign of)
Pārthivēndrādhipativarman who took the head of Vīra-Pāṇḍya, (this is)
the writing of us (the members) of the big assembly of
Uttaramēru-chaturvēdimaṅgalam. The following are the lands granted as
Vishaharabhōga in our village, free of all taxes, as long as the moon
and the sun last:—

(L. 2.) 480 kuḻi of third rate (land) (comprised) in the 17th and the
12th squares (śadukkam) to the east of (the path called)
Pallavanārāyaṇa-vadi of the 4th kaṇṇāṟu (situated) to the south of (the
channel called) Śrīdēvi-vāykkāl; 300 kuḻi of first rate (land) belonging
to the 8th śadukkam west of Māṟapiḍugu-vadi of the 4th kaṇṇāṟu
(situated) to the north of (the lane called) Subrahmaṇya-nārāśam; 500
kuḻi of third rate (land) belonging to the 5th śadukkam to the east of
(the channel called) Bhagavati-vāykkāl of the first kaṇṇāṟu (situated)
to the north of (the channel called) Śrīdēvi-vāykkāl; in all, the
classified land[1] comprised in these is 1,280 (kuḻi).

(L. 4.) We gave this land (measuring) . . . . . . . . . . . .[2] of
land, as Vishaharabhōga, without subjecting it to any kind of taxes—such
as echchōru, veṭṭi or amañji. Any one who refers to the land as taxable
shall be liable to pay a fine of

25 kaḻañju of gold to be credited to the court of justice (dhanmāsana).
Those . . . who have obtained the order of appointment from the members
of the assembly, shall alone enjoy (this land). We, the members of the
assembly had this edict engraved on stone I,
Aiyāyirattirunūṟṟuva-Brahmapriyaṉ, the arbitrator, and (a member) of the
assembly, wrote (this) by (their) order.

## Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 3.177 by Krishna Sastri 1920 converted to DHARMA
conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

### Primary

[SII] Krishna Sastri, H. 1920. South-Indian inscriptions. Volume III:
Miscellaneous inscriptions from the Tamil country. Part III:
Inscriptions of Aditya I, Parantaka I, Madiraikonda, Rajakesarivarman,
Parantaka II, Uttama-Chola, Parthivendravarman and Aditya-Karikala and
the Tiruvalangadu plates of Rajendra-Chola I. South Indian Inscriptions
3.3. Madras: Government Press. Pages 352–354, item 177.

[1] tū (tūy) means pure or white and tūkkuḻi may have to be understood
here in the sense of ‘classified land.’

[2] The extent of land is here expressed by a group of ten symbols.